armija

Via other European languages, ultimately borrowed from French armée (adapted to Latvian patterns: +‎ -ija), from Middle French armee, ultimately a borrowing through Anglo-Norman of Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

• IPA^(key): [aɾmija]

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armija f (4th declension)

1. a country's armed forces (army, navy, and air force)

   aiziet armijā ― to go to the armed forces

   iesaukt armijā ― to enlist in the armed forces

   dienēt armijā ― to serve in the armed forces

   atbrīvotāja armija ― liberation army

   armijas disciplīna ― military (lit. armed forces) discipline

   armijas formas tērps ― military (lit .armed forces) uniform

   demobilizēties no armijas ― to be discharged from the armed forces

   aktīvā armija ― active armed forces

   karam uznākot, jaunākais brālis iestājās armijā ― when war broke out, the younger brother joined the armed forces

2. army (branch of the armed forces that operates on dry land)

   Latvijas Armija ― the Latvian Army

   armija un flote ― the army and the navy

   slavens ir tas kauju ceļš, ko savas pastāvēšanas gados nogājusi Padomju Armija ― famous is the battle path that the Soviet Army followed in the years of its existence

3. army (a large tactical contingent consisting, e.g., of several divisions)

   tanku armija ― tank army

   armijas komandieris ― army commander

   armijas štābs ― army staff

   astotā armija bija jau novembrī ieņēmusi visas galvenās Karpatu pārejas ― by november, the Eighth Army had already taken all the main Carpathian passages

4. (figuratively) army (a large group of people with a common goal, a common feature)

   šī milzīgā bezdarba armija ― this huge army of unemployed (people)

   blakus celtnieku armijai ar labu vārdu pieminam arī arhitektus ― along with the army of builders, we also give a favorable mention to the architects

• (of "armed forces"): bruņotie spēki

• karavīrs
• karš

From French armée, from Middle French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

ármija f (plural ármijos) stress pattern 1

1. army

   Synonym: kariuomenė

• kariuomenė is the official term used by the Lithuanian army (Lietuvos kariuomenė) and government.

• “armija”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2025
• “armija”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2025

Borrowed from Old French armee, borrowed through Anglo-Norman from Medieval Latin armāta (“armed force”), the neuter plural form of the past participle of Latin armō (“to arm”), from arma (“arms, weapons”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂(e)rmos (“fitting”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join”).

• IPA^(key): /ǎrmija/
• Hyphenation: a‧rmi‧ja
• Rhymes: -ija

àrmija f (Cyrillic spelling а̀рмија)

1. (military) army, military

   Synonym: vójska

2. (figuratively) multitude, a large number of people

   Armija školaraca je marširala ulicom. ― An army of students was marching down the street.

• “armija”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025